Base Metals

John Ross, COO of Katanga Mining, has been appointed CEO of the firm effective from January 2010, the company said.

VEDANTA Resources is starting to ramp-up production from its Gamsberg zinc mine at Aggeneys in the Northern Cape in a development which has huge...

Anglo American has sued Chile's Codelco for breach of contract in a dispute over the diversified miner's south Chilean assets.

COMPANIES mining copper and cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been urged to do more to fight corruption and child labour, said...

Copper producer Metorex has said first-half copper output rose 1% compared with the preceding six-months, while production of cobalt fell 6%.

ORION Minerals had "significantly" reduced the number of employees and contractors in order to conserve cash as the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic...

THE Zambian government had applied to liquidate Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) because of the firm's alleged environmental and financial regulation breaches. This is the view...

It’s been three years since Miningmx first wrote about Namaqualand-based mining entrepreneur, Shirley Hayes, and her plans to resurrect copper mining on the site...

Zincor plans to meet customers' short-term requirements and it will decide early next week when to restart halted operations.

FIRST Quantum Minerals is to end plans to layoff 2,500 workers in Zambia due to higher tax plans in favour of continuing discussions with...